FDA warns that St. Jude’s heart devices could be hacked
January 11, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development Abbott, Muddy waters, St. Jude, medsec
The FDA regulator has publicly announced that there are safety issues with certain of St. Jude’s medical devices, including cardiac …
Woodley Equipment Company Exhibiting at Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE)
January 10, 2017Medical Equipment Supplier, SCOPE2017
Woodley Equipment Company Exhibiting at Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE) Woodley Equipment Company is exhibiting at Summit for Clinical …
SHL brings innovation to Pharmapack Europe 2017
January 10, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing auto injector, connectivity, delivery devices, smart packaging
As a forward-looking company with extensive knowledge and experience, SHL delivers solutions for today on the path to tomorrow. This …
Research finds cancer cells spread even before tumour development
January 10, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer
Studies at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City and the University of Regensburg in Germany have found …
Egalet gains FDA approval for difficult to abuse painkiller
January 10, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Arymo ER, Egalet Corp, FDA
Egalet has gained FDA approval for Arymo ER, a long-acting opioid painkiller that is made to be difficult to breakdown. …
Valeant to sell cancer business to Sanpower for $820m
January 10, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Dendreon, Sanpower, Valeant
Valeant Pharmaceuticals has announced it is to sell its cancer business Dendreon to Chinese firm Sanpower in a deal worth …
Alzheimer’s drug could point to future of dentistry
January 10, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Alzheimer's drug, Dentistry, dentine, dentist, enamel, teeth
Researchers at King’s College London have discovered a novel use of a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, finding that the …
Takeda to acquire Ariad in $5.2 billion deal
January 9, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Ariad, Takeda
Takeda has acquired US drug maker, Ariad Pharmaceuticals, in a deal worth $5.2 billion. Takeda has been looking to bolster …
Abbott completes $25 billion deal for St. Jude
January 9, 2017Sales and Marketing Abbott, St. Jude
It has been announced that the Federal Trade Commission has approved Abbott Laboratories acquisition of St. Jude Medical for $25 …
Pharmafile.com’s top ten most popular articles of 2016
January 9, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing top ten
Happy New Year from us here at Pharmafocus! As we leave 2016 behind, take a look at ten of its …
Amgen and Immatics enter $1bn immuno-oncology partnership
January 9, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, immatics, immunotherapy
Amgen has announced it is to join forces with cancer immunotherapy biotech Immatics Biotechnologies in a partnership potentially worth over …
Merrimack sells off drug for $1 billion and cuts workforce by 80%
January 9, 2017Sales and Marketing Onivyde, ipsen, merrimack
Ipsen has announced the agreement to acquire oncology assets from Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, most notably the pancreatic cancer drug Onivyde, in …
Roche’s Tecentriq scores another bladder cancer Priority Review
January 9, 2017Sales and Marketing Roche, bladder cancer, tecentriq
Roche has announced that its immunotherapy drug Tecenetriq (atezolizumab) has been awarded Priority Review by the FDA for the treatment …
Targovax promotes new CFO
January 6, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Targovax
Erik Digman Wiklund has been named as the new chief financial officer (CFO) of Norwegian biotech Targovax, replacing Oystein Soug …
Pfizer announce positive results for Humira biosimilar
January 6, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Humira, Pfizer, biosimilar
Pfizer has released the successful Phase 3 results to its biosimilar to AbbVie’s blockbuster Humira, meeting its primary endpoint in …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
January 6, 2017Medical Communications biggest news, biggest stories, top 10, top 10 stories, top stories, top ten
The start of 2017 has already had some big stories hit the news, with many companies taking the opportunity to …
Novartis and Ionis enter $1bn cardiovascular drug deal
January 6, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Akcea, Akcea Therapeutics, Ionis, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, cardiovascular
Ionis Pharmaceuticals and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries Akcea Therapeutics have entered into a partnership with Novartis worth potentially more …
Insider interview: Roche discusses the importance of sustainability in pharma manufacturing
January 6, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Roche
Peter Schurrenberger, Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer at Roche, discusses their recent recognition as a leader for corporate action …
New research reveals how cancer cells grow and spread through body
January 6, 2017Medical Communications Cancer, Cancer Research UK, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, cancer research, cell movement
Research conducted by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), co-funded by Cancer Research UK, has discovered how cancer cells are …
AstraZeneca acquires biotech’s unique antithrombotic drug
January 5, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing APT, AstraZeneca, acquisition
AstraZeneca has announced that it has entered into a research collaboration, option and asset purchase agreement with APT Therapeutics, a …
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